Never heard of this surgery can someone tell me about it?

Here is a good video of what gastric plication is. What it is basically doing is folding the stomach in on itself without cutting or removing any bit of it as in the gastric sleeve. This reduces the amount of food the stomach can hold without causing the malabsorbtive issues that come with the removal or re-routing of the stomach contents as it does with the sleeve and/or gastric bypass.

I haven't found any doctors in my area that does this surgery...this one surgeon used to but they didn't say why he stopped.. for those who have it do you like it so far

I haven't found any doctors in my area that does this surgery...this one surgeon used to but they didn't say why he stopped.. for those who have it do you like it so far

I had the plication with the lap band back in September and have done well with it so far. I have not had a fill as of yet and some say it is due to the added plication. I was lucky and did not experience "bandster hell" as many experience until their band is filled to a good level, also some say due to the plication. But even with plication it is different. I know a terrific gal who also had the same surgery as myself but experienced "bandster hell" hunger from the very beginning and has had several fills and is now feeling as though she is in the green zone ...so it is a very different experience for many.

So far so good...one day at a time is my motto these days!!

I haven't found any doctors in my area that does this surgery...this one surgeon used to but they didn't say why he stopped.. for those who have it do you like it so far

lynn, many doctors are still performing plication surgery as part of the lapband surgery and independently by itself. The plication surgery in the US has been in "study" phase and at this point the data is being reconciled for FDA approval, so this could be why the doctor you found has stopped doing them, he may have all the data he needed and is now waiting on the next phase before moving ahead.

I would give them a call, and inquire just to see what you learn and if there are any other doctors in the area who might still be working with the plication.

If you live in the Dallas Ft Worth area I will be happy to give you the name of my Doctor

I am in Washington and had the plication surgery (without band) as part of a study in October 2013 and have lost 88 pounds so far. My only regret is that I didn't have it sooner. This surgery was great for me, but as it is still considered investigational and generally done as part of a study, insurance will not cover this type of WLS. Since I was self pay I chose this because the method of surgery sounded safe to me and it was least expensive as my doctor was providing the aftercare for free if you were willing to participate in the study. That saved me about $5 or $6k off the cost of what a sleeve would have been.

Thanks everyone for your reply. I am a band to sleeve patient now but had never heard of this procedure. Thanks again.